Commercial vs Self-Made Items Which Is Better?

                Generally when a person needs something they go to the store to buy it, however this usually ends up costing large sums of money and can be difficult if that person is on a budget. An alternative would be a self-made item, self made items are an effective means of making creative and useful items while spending less than commercially made products. Self-made items may not always have the finesse of commercial products, but they are usually a cheaper alternative. The images below show the comparison between commercial and self-made items to prove that self-made items are in fact the best option.

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                There is a self-made alternative for almost every commercial product, the most common being a shed or other small storage area. An anonymous post to google images shows a side by side comparison of a self-made shed(left) and a commercially made shed(right),this shows the drastic difference between commercial and self-made items. The average shed that can be bought can cost up to and exceed four hundred dollars and usually uses low quality materials and little space for storage. A self-made shed usually costs and exceeds two hundred dollars, a significant drop in price, The self-made shed uses better quality materials and has plenty of space for storage. The self-made shed is clearly a better choice compared to the quality of the commercially made shed, however there is the argument of time. Though the self-made shed is preferable, the amount of time and skill needed could pose an issue for most people. This raises the argument of which is better, self-made items or commercially made products. Self-made items has proven that it would be a better choice.




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                  Clothing is by far one of the most disposed item in the world. It doesn't matter how much it originally cost,at some point it is thrown away and replaced. Another anonymous post to google images shows a creative way of reusing old and unwanted clothing,specifically old gloves. The image shows the process of transforming a regular glove into an adorable stuffed animal for a child. This self made toy can cost as little as three dollars compared to the average twenty-five to thirty dollars at a commercial store. For a person on a budget, this is a perfect self-made item that requires very little effort, time, and skill to complete. Though this self-made project is fast,cheap, and simple it has a lower quality compared to the commercially made counterpart. The commercially made version is usually made with better materials and has better presentation. Again raising the argument of which is better, self-made or commercially made products. I believe that self made and commercially made are equal decisions.



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             A Halloween costumes can be a tricky thing to obtain, not in the fact that they are difficult to find, but are instead expensive and poorly made. This complicates finding a decent enough costume that you not only enjoy wearing but can reuse later on. Most commercially made costumes are generally made out of cheap spandex suits that will tear if a strenuous move is made,or they are made with cheap styrofoam that is also easily damaged and uncomfortable to wear. However a better alternative is to create a self-made costume, this can be done with basic materials around the house. In the picture above we can see a man who has made a costume to resemble Alan from the "Hangover" movie series. His costume is quite accurate to the character he is trying to portray, and all the costume consisted of was: a wig,shirt,sunglasses,and a baby carrier. Self-made costume are more easily made and can have a higher quality than commercially made costumes depending on the amount of effort put into them. The average price of a commercially made costume would be anywhere between twenty-five and forty dollars, and the price of a self-made costume varies, it could be cheaper than ten dollars or over fifty. More and more people are beginning to make their own costumes instead of buying commercially made ones (myself included). This raises the argument of  which is better, self-made or commercially made products.



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                      Food is by far the most sold commercial item in the world, Nearly the entire world buys commercially produced food. a lot of people know that they can create a garden to grow their own food, but only 1/100 people actually do it. In the image above a beautiful garden is shown, we can see multiple plants and sections of areas with different types of produce. Most commercial companies use GMO food seeds, or "genetically modified organisms". This can result in foods having and unnatural size, usually bigger, and can allow the company to charge more in stores. By growing your own food you are actually creating healthy food to consume. And by growing your own food you will not spend much money, once the seed is planted the plant will continue to produce food until it is not cared for and dies. Creating your own garden is great because it can be done anywhere, even apartments,just on a smaller scale. But yet again this just raises the issue of which is better, commercially mad or self-made products. In this case self-made products has proven to be the best option.

                     In conclusion I believe that self-made items are a more effective means to creating useful items while spending less than commercially made products. Self-made items have proven that they can be used for almost anything,and they tend to me more efficient.